Security Governance is the program by which organizations guide and communicate their security posture and vision to internal and external stakeholders. It’s focused on making the right decisions to govern and mitigate the risks taken by the organization. Security governance promotes accountability and transparency, and ensure that appropriate key parties are informed, authorized, and proactively involved with the decision-making process.
We can support you with designing the "right-fit" security strategy for your organization based on your cybersecurity maturity level and unique business dynamics. We provide expert guidance with implementing the necessary policies and best-in-class practices to support yourvision, and mobilize action via interactive security awareness training and continuous professional development.
Risk Management
In today’s global environment, understanding the risks faced by an organization and managing them proactively is essential in protecting its employees and customers, promoting a safe and secure working environment, and ensuring the organization is compliant with applicable laws, and is held accountable to its stakeholders. Effective risk management is fundamental to the business activities of organizations and demonstrates Management’s commitment to delivering shareholder value as it continues to support and advance its strategic vision and business goals.
Risk Management is the process of analyzing your environment to identify threats and vulnerabilities which can adversely jeopardize the organization’s market opportunities or financial situation. As risk management practices are not static, the objective is to achieve an appropriate balance of risk acceptance and mitigation factors, as organizations continue to support its business objectives and deliver excellence in its relationships with customers, business partners, and other key entities.
The risk environment is broad, complex, and can encompass various risk domains, such as financial risks, cybersecurity risks, regulatory and compliance risks, and operational risks.
We can help you to identify your key risks and thoroughly understand their impact on your business. Our risk management framework and approach align with industry recognized risk principles and practices, and promote an effective risk-based process which integrates seamlessly into your organization’s lifecycle and operating style.
Readiness Assessments
Demonstrating to customers and business partners that you have a secure environment is mandatory in today's complex technological world. It's part of doing business.
Keeping your services secure will protect your organization and keep you steps ahead of hackers and malicious actors looking to cause harm and financial loss to your business.
Although it may seem a daunting task, it is business critical for any organization that store, process, transmit, or manage confidential customer data to proactively assess its security posture. A readiness assessment will help determine what gaps and deficiencies exist within your environment, which may increase your risk of becoming the target of a data compromise or being non-compliant with a regulatory requirement.
We perform readiness assessments for the following programs: SSAE18 (SOC1), SOC 2, ISO27001/ISO27002, PCI DSS, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53 and NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), HIPAA, Cloud Security Alliance, CyberSecure Canada, and Privacy Regulations, and many others.
Regulatory Compliance
We support publicly traded emerging-growth to large-sized organizations in a wide variety of industries with their regulatory compliance needs.
Our qualified consultants are members of Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada), with extensive experience in helping organizations become compliant with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) for publicly traded organization on US stock exchanges, and Bill-198 (the Canadian version of SOX, C-SOX) for Canadian publicly listed organizations.
We can assist with the development of entity level or IT general controls, to performing periodic internal assessments to determine their operational effectiveness.
Internal Audit Services
The internal audit function is responsible for providing an independent objective assurance to an organization's operations and practices. Internal audit brings a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate and improve an organization's risk management, control and governance processes.
Using our customized testing methods, our internal audit services help organizations to deliver on their assurance obligations, identify business-critical issues and risks, and mobilize recommendations to address these concerns.
Our internal audit services will make compliance easy and ensure that you organization is always prepare for your next cybersecurity or compliance audit.
Advisory Services
Running a business is a challenge.
Whether your business is just starting out or already well-established, you may occasionally require assistance to accelerate completion of deliverables, seek a second opinion on your roadmaps and their feasibility, or reassess your existing policies and practices.
Our experienced consultants can provide that extra pair of hands to support your operational needs.
Partnerships
Finding the right solution and services for your business are instrumental to success.
As part of our commitment to deliver excellent client service, we have forged strong partnerships with industry-leading service providers and cloud-based solution providers to support your growth, scale your business, and simplify your cybersecurity and compliance programs.
We would be happy to make introductions to:
Application and cloud security experts
Audit firms
Compliance and risk management software providers
Executive coaches and business strategists
IT managed services providers
Security awareness training service providers
Getting the right solutions and advice from a partner you trust. At the right fit and budget you deserve.